Before Fang Zhao had left planet Wai, Woo Tianhao had taken advantage of the fact that Fang Zhao's three bodyguards weren't around to test Fang Zhao's skills. Otherwise, who knew when he would get another chance to test Fang Zhao after he left?
However, reality was cruel to Woo Tianhao.
The first time, Woo Tianhao had launched a sneak attack when Fang Zhao was returning to his dormitory from the base cafeteria. Before he could make a move, Fang Zhao had discovered him from afar. Since he had been discovered, it couldn't be considered a sneak attack.
Failure.
The second time, Woo Tianhao changed tactics and decided to face it head-on.
The Woo family of Tongzhou were famous for their ability to shatter rocks with their bare hands. Decades ago, a Woo family elder had shown off his skills on a certain program. Decades later, when the Woo family was mentioned, shattering rocks with bare hands was still a popular topic of discussion.
Woo Tianhao's current strength was still unable to reach that level. He still needed to wear protective gloves if he wanted to shatter rocks. He might be able to after a few more decades of practice. However, given his current strength, he wouldn't be at a disadvantage against the Wai base garrison, so Woo Tianhao was still very confident.
This time, he waited at Fang Zhao's dormitory door. When Fang Zhao appeared on the walkway, Woo Tianhao's legs suddenly exerted strength and he charged straight at Fang Zhao. There was no other technique, just a punch.
However, Fang Zhao didn't dodge. He just raised his arm, spread his fingers, and forcefully blocked Woo Tianhao's punch.
It was as if he had punched a steel wall. His ferocious momentum crumbled in an instant, and he couldn't take another step forward. At that time, Woo Tianhao's expression was as if he had been struck by lightning. He couldn't continue his attack.
Failure.
The third time, Woo Tianhao had learned his lesson from the previous two times. He felt that he had lost in strength. Since he couldn't beat Fang Zhao in strength, he would compete in technique.
Sneak attack + technique attack.
Woo Tianhao approached Fang Zhao as he dragged his suitcase out. He had just gotten close to Fang Zhao and was about to launch a sneak attack when a gun barrel was pressed against his head.
Dead.
This could be said to be Woo Tianhao's greatest failure. In actual combat, the first two times would have been fine, but the third time would definitely have cost him his life.
When Fang Zhao left planet Wai, Woo Tianhao had yet to recover from the shock. When he did, he realized that he had not been able to find out much. All he could tell was that Fang Zhao's hearing, strength, and reflexes were not bad. As for his other moves and techniques, he did not know.
Fang Zhao only smiled at Woo Tianhao's probing.
Fang Zhao was used to using killer moves, and Woo Tianhao was someone who went berserk when he got into a fight. Fang Zhao was worried that he would injure Woo Tianhao in his excitement. That would feel like he was bullying a junior. Fang Zhao was too embarrassed to visit his old friends at the cemetery every Memorial Day. Therefore, Fang Zhao had chosen the simplest and most direct method. He had no intention of exchanging blows with Woo Tianhao.
It wasn't that Fang Zhao was being arrogant. He had seen S4's live broadcast of Woo Tianhao sparring with the base's garrison troops. If he really had to comment, he could only say that Woo Tianhao was still a child.
If Woo Tianhao knew Fang Zhao's evaluation of him, he would probably vomit blood.
Planet Wai was Fang Zhao's first stop on this mission.
Of the five planets of Project Starlight, other than Baiji and Wai, there were still three planets he had yet to visit. Logically speaking, when Fang Zhao visited each planet, all expenses would be reimbursed by the various bases. From planet Wai to the next planet, the Wai base would arrange everything. Huo Yi was straightforward. Because of Fang Zhao, their planet might have a new "base" on the verge of being established. Film and cultural related things brought in considerable economic benefits, so Huo Yi did not complain about being poor.
But Huo Yi did not divulge anything about this. He only told others that planet Wai had not discovered any grade A power ore.
Knowing that planet Wai had not discovered a higher grade power ore, the people on the other three planets were mentally prepared.
Fang Zhao's second stop also did not discover any grade A power ore. Everyone was in low spirits. When Fang Zhao arrived, the people at the base warmly welcomed him. When Fang Zhao left, it was cold and cheerless.
Fang Zhao did not feel angry about this. This was to be expected. If not for the film and cultural base project, Huo Yi would not have been so nice to him.
Fang Zhao visited another two planets. Just as he was about to head to the last stop of this mission, he was told that he did not need to go.
After the first three stops, everyone had accepted reality and did not want to waste any more money. Voyage fees were very expensive and required a lot of power ores. Therefore, when the last planet saw that they had wasted so much money and nothing, they told Fang Zhao that he did not need to go anymore.
Fang Zhao was happy to be free and returned to planet Baiji to report on his completion.
During this period, Fang Zhao used his free time to flip through a lot of information pertaining to ancient architecture. As he flipped through historical materials, he found quite a number of ancient musical instruments. When he flipped through one, Fang Zhao's mind would go "ding." When he flipped through another, his mind would go "dong." The sound of an instrument being played would be activated one by one. Many musical notes that had not been buried in his memory were dug out. For Fang Zhao, this was also a reward.
When Fang Zhao returned to planet Baiji, Shanta, who was now the top commander of the large military district, took the time to ask Fang Zhao about the situation of this mission. Of course, he had already found out through other channels that the other planets involved in Project Starlight had not discovered any grade A power ore, and he was even more pleased with himself.
Although he had long since expected this, Shanta could finally show off the results of Fang Zhao's trip with peace of mind. Their planet Baiji was indeed one of a kind!
What kind of luck was this! He, Shanta, was indeed not an ordinary person. He was born to do great things!
Shanta was elated and pleased in his heart, but on the surface, he still earnestly praised Fang Zhao.
"This trip has been tough. Remember your contributions. Your military service period is still long. When you retire, let's see how many merits you have accumulated. Who knows, you might even be able to get a promotion in rank. Oh, right, those two old folks in your family are already staying in the military family district. Hurry up and go take a look. "
When Great-Grandfather and Great-Grandmother Fang arrived on planet Baiji, Fang Zhao had already left for planet Wai, so he did not get to see them. However, when Fang Zhao had been on planet Wai, he had gotten in touch with the two old folks and knew that they were very happy staying in the military family district. They had not really migrated over, but they could still enjoy this sort of feeling.
The two old folks told Fang Zhao that they had even met their old comrades in the military family district. They said that one day, a bunch of old folks had gathered together to chat and suddenly realized that the other party had also served on the exploration ship Sirius, so they immediately felt a sense of familiarity.
After finding out that it was permissible to take photos and post pictures, Great-Grandfather Fang was even willing to fork out a hefty internet fee to post quite a few pictures on the public platform, making the people in the retirement facility extremely envious.
Actually, it was not just the people in the Yanbei retirement facility who were envious. There were many other people who were envious.
The topic of immigration had always been on everyone's radar, but up until now, the planets at the top of the development sequence that were part of the immigration program had not been completely opened to the public. The top two planets had only opened their tourist areas to the public.
But this time, planet Baiji was publicizing the immigration program without restraint. Although planet Baiji had been developed later than the first two immigration planets, Shanta wanted to catch up. In any case, the immigration program had not been completely opened up. Perhaps planet Baiji could surpass them?
More advertising, more publicity, more investments and donations, and the pace of construction would be even faster.
While Shanta was fantasizing about catching up to the first two immigration planets, Fang Zhao headed for the military family district. The two elders had received the news long ago and were waiting at the entrance of the military family district.
Although Fang Zhao's military rank was low, everyone in the military family district knew that it was Fang Zhao who had first discovered the grade A power ore and changed planet Baiji's predicament. He had also performed meritorious deeds during the terrorist attack. Furthermore, Fang Zhao was only here for military service and would be leaving next year. He would not be developing here, so he posed no threat to them. They were not competitors, so their attitudes were naturally the most amiable.
During the time the two elders had been staying here, the people around them had treated them with the utmost kindness and enthusiasm. This was also the main reason why the two elders had been able to maintain a good mood.
"Come, come, come. Let's go back. There's a table full of good dishes waiting for us inside!" Great-Grandmother Fang's face was beaming as she pulled Fang Zhao inside.
Great-Grandfather Fang followed behind with his hands clasped behind his back. He was smiling so widely that his eyes were squinted.
On the way, they came across a crying child whose parents were consoling him.
"This child has not adapted yet," Great-Grandfather Fang said in a low voice.
After all, this was an immigration planet. Newcomers could not completely adapt in a short period of time. There were expectations for the future, as well as psychological and physical discomfort, and they missed life on their home planet. But this was their future home, so they had to adjust and adapt as quickly as possible.
Immigrating to a foreign planet was a complicated experience. Even though the two elders were only here temporarily for a vacation, they could feel the conflicted emotions, not to mention the mentally fragile child.
Great-Grandmother Fang sighed. "In the future, when the communications network is more developed, it will be more convenient for us to contact our home planet. The child will adapt even faster."
The internet could shorten the distance. Fang Zhao could only hope that planet Baiji's internet could be opened up as soon as possible. Currently, internet usage was still limited, and not everyone could afford the exorbitant internet fees. Short calls were fine, but long calls were too expensive.
After having a meal with the two elders in the military family district, Fang Zhao was hurried back to the outpost by Kevin Lin.
After bidding farewell to the two elders, Fang Zhao boarded a flying transport headed for Outpost 23. He had not been away from planet Baiji for a long time, but the changes on planet Baiji could be said to be changing with each passing day, especially in the core regions of the base and the various outposts. Building after building had been erected, and roads had sprouted on the surface.
The space port outside planet Baiji was still in the midst of expansion. When it was completed, there would be even more flying transports coming and going, and it would be even livelier, a stark contrast to planet Wai's cold and cheerless skies.
Upon reaching the outpost, Fang Zhao heard Kevin Lin's howl as soon as his feet touched the ground.
"Fang Zhao, you are finally back!" Kevin Lin ran over quickly. "Hurry up and see that 'rabbit' of yours. It has been convulsing all morning."
"What happened?" Fang Zhao asked as he walked briskly into the outpost.
"This morning, that idiot Zaro threw a huge red pepper into the water tank when no one was looking. It was grown in the farmland over at the base, the especially spicy kind. It ate it, and then it became like this," Kevin Lin said as he pointed at the water tank in the room.
Inside the water tank, the originally pure white "rabbit" had turned completely red. In the past, apart from eating, it had not moved much, but now it was swimming around the water tank at high speed. At first glance, it looked like it was jumping, bumping against the walls of the water tank with loud bangs.
"But Fan Lin said that its physical condition is still within the normal range. It is just... a little more active." Kevin Lin thought of something and could not help but laugh. "Probably because of the spicy pepper. Wasn't there an adjective from the Old Era called 'jumping spicy'? "
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